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Astronomický Ústav SAV Správa O Astronomický ústav SAV Správa o činnosti organizácie SAV za rok 2014 Tatranská Lomnica január 2015 Obsah osnovy Správy o činnosti organizácie SAV za rok 2014 1. Základné údaje o organizácii 2. Vedecká činnosť 3. Doktorandské štúdium, iná pedagogická činnosť a budovanie ľudských zdrojov pre vedu a techniku 4. Medzinárodná vedecká spolupráca 5. Vedná politika 6. Spolupráca s VŠ a inými subjektmi v oblasti vedy a techniky 7. Spolupráca s aplikačnou a hospodárskou sférou 8. Aktivity pre Národnú radu SR, vládu SR, ústredné orgány štátnej správy SR a iné organizácie 9. Vedecko-organizačné a popularizačné aktivity 10. Činnosť kniţnično-informačného pracoviska 11. Aktivity v orgánoch SAV 12. Hospodárenie organizácie 13. Nadácie a fondy pri organizácii SAV 14. Iné významné činnosti organizácie SAV 15. Vyznamenania, ocenenia a ceny udelené pracovníkom organizácie SAV 16. Poskytovanie informácií v súlade so zákonom o slobodnom prístupe k informáciám 17. Problémy a podnety pre činnosť SAV PRÍLOHY A Zoznam zamestnancov a doktorandov organizácie k 31.12.2014 B Projekty riešené v organizácii C Publikačná činnosť organizácie D Údaje o pedagogickej činnosti organizácie E Medzinárodná mobilita organizácie Správa o činnosti organizácie SAV 1. Základné údaje o organizácii 1.1. Kontaktné údaje Názov: Astronomický ústav SAV Riaditeľ: RNDr. Aleš Kučera, CSc. Zástupca riaditeľa: doc. RNDr. Ján Svoreņ, DrSc. Vedecký tajomník: Mgr. Martin Vaņko, PhD. Predseda vedeckej rady: RNDr. Theodor Pribulla, CSc. Člen snemu SAV: RNDr. Richard Komţík, CSc. Adresa: Astronomický ústav SAV, 059 60 Tatranská Lomnica http://www.ta3.sk Tel.: 052/7879111 Fax: 052/4467656 E-mail: [email protected] Názvy a adresy detašovaných pracovísk: Astronomický ústav - Oddelenie medziplanetárnej hmoty Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 04 Bratislava Vedúci detašovaných pracovísk: Astronomický ústav - Oddelenie medziplanetárnej hmoty Prof. RNDr. Vladimír Porubčan, DrSc. Typ organizácie: Rozpočtová od roku 1953 1.2. Údaje o zamestnancoch Tabuľka 1a Počet a štruktúra zamestnancov K K do 35 Štruktúra zamestnancov K rokov F P T M Ţ M Ţ Celkový počet zamestnancov 55 38 17 6 4 54 49,92 30,37 Vedeckí pracovníci 30 25 5 4 3 29 26,22 24,22 Odborní pracovníci VŠ 11 7 4 2 0 11 10,49 6,15 Odborní pracovníci ÚS 5 2 3 0 1 5 5,97 0 Ostatní pracovníci 9 4 5 0 0 9 7,24 0 K – kmeňový stav zamestnancov v pracovnom pomere k 31.12.2014 (uvádzať zamestnancov v pracovnom pomere, vrátane riadnej materskej dovolenky, zamestnancov pôsobiacich v zahraničí, v štátnych funkciách, členov Predsedníctva SAV, zamestnancov pôsobiacich v zastupiteľských zboroch) F – fyzický stav zamestnancov k 31.12.2014 (bez riadnej materskej dovolenky, zamestnancov pôsobiacich v zahraničí v štátnych funkciách, členov Predsedníctva SAV, zamestnancov pôsobiacich v zastupiteľských zboroch) P – celoročný priemerný prepočítaný počet zamestnancov T – celoročný priemerný prepočítaný počet riešiteľov projektov 1 Správa o činnosti organizácie SAV M, Ţ – muţi, ţeny Tabuľka 1b Štruktúra vedeckých pracovníkov (kmeņový stav k 31.12.2014) Rodová Pracovníci s hodnosťou Vedeckí pracovníci v stupňoch skladba DrSc. CSc./PhD. prof. doc. I. IIa. IIb. Muţi 6 19 1 1 6 11 8 Ţeny 0 5 0 0 0 1 4 Tabuľka 1c Štruktúra pracovníkov podľa veku a rodu, ktorí sú riešiteľmi projektov Veková štruktúra < 31 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 > 65 (roky) Muţi 1 5 4 2 2 5 3 2 3 Ţeny 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Tabuľka 1d Priemerný vek zamestnancov organizácie k 31.12.2014 Kmeňoví zamestnanci Vedeckí pracovníci Riešitelia projektov Muţi 49,6 49,4 48,3 Ţeny 44,4 34,4 40,3 Spolu 48,0 46,9 46,6 1.3. Iné dôleţité informácie k základným údajom o organizácii a zmeny za posledné obdobie (v zameraní, v organizačnej štruktúre a pod.) 2 Správa o činnosti organizácie SAV 2. Vedecká činnosť 2.1. Domáce projekty Tabuľka 2a Počet domácich projektov riešených v roku 2014 Čerpané financie Počet projektov za rok 2014 (v €) ŠTRUKTÚRA PROJEKTOV A A B pre B spolu organi- záciu 1. Vedecké projekty, ktoré boli 7 1 74523 74523 4031 r. 2014 financované VEGA 2. Projekty, ktoré boli r. 2014 2 2 55644 55644 5502 financované APVV 3. Projekty OP ŠF 2 0 2259797 2046325 - 4. Projekty centier excelentnosti SAV 0 0 - - - 5. Iné projekty (FM EHP, ŠPVV, Vedecko-technické projekty, ESF, 0 0 - - - na objednávku rezortov a pod.) A - organizácia je nositeľom projektu B - organizácia sa zmluvne podieľa na riešení projektu Tabuľka 2b Počet návrhov domácich projektov podaných v roku 2014 Štruktúra projektov Miesto podania Organizácia je Organizácia sa nositeľom zmluvne podieľa projektu na riešení projektu 1. Účasť na nových výzvach APVV - r. 2014 2. Projekty výziev OP ŠF Bratislava podané r. 2014 Regióny 3 Správa o činnosti organizácie SAV 2.2. Medzinárodné projekty 2.2.1. Medzinárodné projekty riešené v roku 2014 Tabuľka 2c Počet medzinárodných projektov riešených v roku 2014 Čerpané financie Počet projektov za rok 2014 (v €) ŠTRUKTÚRA PROJEKTOV A A B pre B spolu organi- záciu 1. Projekty 7. Rámcového programu EÚ 2 1 90969 90969 23470 2. Multilaterálne projekty v rámci vedeckých programov COST, ERANET, INTAS, EUREKA, 0 2 - - 2344 ESPRIT, PHARE, NATO, UNESCO, CERN, IAEA, ESF (European Science Foundation), ERDF a iné 3. Projekty v rámci medzivládnych dohôd o vedecko-technickej 1 0 4000 2000 - spolupráci 4. Bilaterálne projekty 5 2 68889 3567 5717 5. Podpora medzinárodnej spolupráce z národných zdrojov 0 3 - - 10666 (MVTS, APVV,...) 6. Iné projekty financované alebo spolufinancované zo zahraničných 0 0 - - - zdrojov A - organizácia je nositeľom projektu B - organizácia sa zmluvne podieľa na riešení projektu 2.2.2. Medzinárodné projekty v 7. RP EÚ a Horizont 2020 podané v roku 2014 Tabuľka 2d Počet projektov 7. RP EÚ a Horizont 2020 v roku 2014 A B Počet podaných projektov v 7. RP EÚ Počet podaných projektov 1 Horizont 2020 A - organizácia je nositeľom projektu B - organizácia sa zmluvne podieľa na riešení projektu Údaje k domácim a medzinárodným projektom sú uvedené v Prílohe B. 2.2.3. Zámery na čerpanie štrukturálnych fondov EÚ v ďalších výzvach Astronomický ústav SAV sa bude uchádzať o ŠF aj vo výzvach pre obdobie 2014-2020. 4 Správa o činnosti organizácie SAV 2.3. Najvýznamnejšie výsledky vedeckej práce 2.3.1. Základný výskum 1. Výsledok Modelovanie štruktúry a magnetického poľa pokojnej slnečnej protuberancie pomocou teórie prenosu ţiarenia (P. Schwartz). Detailnou analýzou multi-spektrálnych pozorovaní (v röntgenovskej, EUV a viditeľnej oblasti spektra) pokojnej slnečnej protuberancie vykonaných 22. júna 2010 na prístrojoch na druţiciach SDO a Hinode a následnou 3D bezsilovou rekonštrukciou jej magnetického poľa a non-LTE prenosom ţiarenia v 2D geometrii bolo zistené, ţe plazma prechodovej oblasti medzi korónou a protuberanciou (teploty 50 tisíc -100 tisíc K) sa nachádza v priehlbinách magnetických slučiek maloškálových štruktúr rozmiestnených okolo centrálnej osi protuberancie vyplnenej chladnou plazmou (teplota okolo 10000 K). Okrem toho sme fyzikálne vysvetlili prítomnosť tmavých bublín v jasnej protuberancii perturbáciami vo vertikálnej jemnej magnetickej štruktúre protuberancie. Magnetic field and radiative transfer modelling of a structure of quiescent prominence Projekty: VEGA 2/0108/12, APVV-0816-11 Práca: GUNÁR, Stanislav - SCHWARTZ, Pavol - DUDÍK, Jaroslav - SCHMIEDER, Brigitte - HEINZEL, Petr - JURČÁK, Ján. Magnetic field and radiative transfer modelling of a quiescent prominence. In Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014, vol. 567, article no. A123, p. 1-16. (4.479 - IF2013). (2014 - Current Contents, SCOPUS, NASA ADS). ISSN 0004-6361. 2.3.3. Medzinárodné vedecké projekty 1. Výsledok Ranné štádium vývoja mimoriadnej Novy Delphini 2013 (V339 Del) (A. Skopal). Jav novy je výsledkom explozívnej termonukleárnej fúzie vodíka na hélium v povrchovej vrstve bieleho trpaslíka (BT). Palivom tohto procesu je vodíkový materiál, ktorý je ukladaný na povrch BT z jeho súputníka v dvojhviezde. Keď tlak pri základni nahromadenej vrstvy dosiahne kritickú hodnotu, protóny začnú vytvárať jadrá hélia pričom sa uvoľņuje 6,3x1011 Joulov z 1 gramu vodíka. Súčasné teoretické modely tohto javu predpokladajú, ţe celková svietivosť niektorých nov môţe na krátky čas po explózii presiahnuť aj tzv. eddingtonovskú svietivosť, pri ktorej svietivá energia vyvaţuje gravitačnú silu objektu. Nova Delphini 2013 (V339 Del) bola objavená 14. augusta 2013. Modelovaním rozdelenia energie v spektre novy od jej objavu aţ po prvú detekciu X-ţiarenia (40. deņ po maxime jasnosti), sme zistili, ţe celková svietivosť novy niekoľkonásobne presahovala odpovedajúcu Eddingtonovu hodnotu. Vysoká kadencia našich spektier umoţnila určiť trvanie fázy tzv. ţeravej gule do 20. augusta, kedy sa spektrum novy dramaticky zmenilo. Behom jedného dņa sa maximum vyţarovania novy presunulo do UV oblasti, pričom v optickom/IR spektre sme pozorovali extrémny nárast ţiarenia hmloviny. Odpovedajúci emisný objem 1-2x1062 cm-3 vyţadoval, aby horiaci BT produkoval aţ desaťnásobok kritickej eddingtonovskej svietivosti. Naša podrobná analýza vývoja novy, od niekoľkých hodín po jej výbuchu aţ po prvú detekciu X-ţiarenia, ukázala, ţe nova sa nevyvíjala v súlade so súčasnými teoretickými predpokladmi. Nezvyčajná sféricky nesymetrická ejekcia hmoty novy V339 Del a jej extrémne fyzikálne podmienky počas a po fáze ţeravej gule predstavujú zaujímavú novú výzvu pre teoretické modelovanie fascinujúceho javu novy. Early evolution of the extraordinary Nova Delphini 2013 (V339 Del). Projekt Nadácie Alexandra von Humboldta č. SLA/1039115 a VEGA č. 2/0002/13. Práca ADCA26: SKOPAL, Augustín - DRECHSEL,
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